Resources & Events

Several resources are available for employers seeking information to hire and retain individuals with disabilities. Check out the links to these below and along with opportunities for workforce and training events.

Resources

• Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD)
  DWD is a state agency charged with building and strengthening Wisconsin's workforce in the 21st century and beyond. The Department's primary responsibilities include providing job services, training and employment assistance to people looking for work, at the same time as it works with employers on finding the necessary workers to fill current job openings.

  DWD offers a wide variety of employment programs that help connect employers and job seekers, secure jobs for people with disabilities , and assist people with low-incomes and the long-term unemployed in achieving sustainable employment outcomes. The department promotes employment in the state through Wisconsin Job Centers , links youth with jobs of tomorrow , protects and enforces worker's rights, processes unemployment claims, and ensures workers compensation claims are paid in accordance with the law.

• About ODEP | U.S. Department of Labor (dol.gov)
  The Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) is the only non-regulatory federal agency that promotes policies and coordinates with employers and all levels of government to increase workplace success for people with disabilities.
• The Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability Inclusion (EARN)
  EARN helps employers, human resources professionals, and diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA) staff find the resources they need to recruit, hire, retain and advance people with disabilities.
• Job Accommodation Network
  JAN provides free consulting services for all employers, regardless of the size of an employer’s workforce. Services include one-on-one consultation about all aspects of job accommodations, including the accommodation process, accommodation ideas, product vendors, referral to other resources, and ADA compliance assistance.
• U.S. Access Board
  The Access Board is an independent federal agency that promotes equality for people with disabilities through leadership in accessible design and the development of accessibility guidelines and standards.
• Disability:IN Wisconsin
  Disability:IN Wisconsin is a state chapter of the United States Disability:IN. Disability:IN Wisconsin offers participating employers resources for recruiting candidates with disabilities, information on disability issues/topics, recognition for best disability employment practices, and exposure to an untapped market for goods and services. We educate, engage and inform businesses on critical disability issues. A non-profit, non-partisan business-to-business network that raises awareness and works to advance, improve and expand employment outcomes for people with disabilities in Wisconsin.
• The Partnership on Employment and Accessible Technology (PEAT)
  Our mission is to foster collaborations in the technology space that build inclusive workplaces for people with disabilities. Our vision is a future where new and emerging technologies are accessible to the workforce by design.

Publications

• Guide for Employers: Sign Language Interpreters (DVR-19186-P)
  This resource provides businesses with strategies to effectively communicate with a prospective or current employee who is deaf or hard of hearing. Using these methods can help remove communication barriers that may exist in the workplace and create an environment that is beneficial for everyone.
• DVR Business Services Information Sheet (DVR-18476-P)
  This one-page resource describes many ways business can benefit from services provided by the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation-including ways to tap into our talent pool.
• DWD Business Services Information Sheet (DET-18335-P)
  This one-page resource describes many ways business can benefit from programs and services provided by the Department of Workforce Development, including information about Apprenticeship, Job Centers, Veteran's Services, and more!